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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...take some of the load off the pilot, Curtiss-Wright Corporation last week announced a new wrinkle, to be used in its big CW20 transport under construction in its St. Louis factory. When the CW20 pilot is ready to land, he will throw a switch marked "land." A series of bulbs on the instrument board will light, and as he gets his landing gear down, lowers his flaps, cranks back his stabilizer, et al., the lights will go out, one by one. By other switches, he can check his operations for takeoff, or for any other operations. When the instrument...
Most ski addicts can trace their initial interest in the sport to the spellbinding ski jumps seen in the newsreels. But they soon learned that ski jumping could not be mastered in "ten easy lessons." Last week, when the national ski-jumping champion ships were held at St. Paul, only a few natives were good enough to enter the Class A competition...
...riders" (jumpers) are judged on form and distance (in two jumps). At last week's championships the 20,000 spectators who gathered in St. Paul's Battle Creek Park held their breaths when it was Reidar Andersen's turn. He is credited with one of the longest leaps on record (340 ft.) and his form is said to be the world's most magnificent...
...Because St. Patrick is patron saint of the Cathedral and Archdiocese of New York, Bishop-Administrator Stephen J. Donahue gave all Roman Catholics in the Archdiocese permission to eat meat on Friday. March 17, St. Patrick...
Last week in St. Moritz he had a slight heart attack, apologetically told his doctor: "There's nothing much the matter with me." The doctor agreed and left. Before he reached the gate Sir Henri's wife came running after him, crying: "Doctor, Doctor, come back!" This time Sir Henri Deterding was really dead...